This is the first year I have seen this fruit on my Bismark Palm. Does anyone know if they are seeds?

This is a typical Blue Bismark Palm. About $180 to $200.

This is an example of how blue this palm can get... this one growing in Thailand

Here is how this palm grows in Florida

THis gives you an idea how tall this palm can grow in the tropics... not in the US, though...

One of my baby Bismarckias.

With it's gray color, it definitely stands out in a crowd. Allerton Gardens, Kauai, Hawaii.

Two 4-year-old seedlings, Venice, Florida, 2/29/04

Here is a poor photo but and unusual sighting- a branch off a mature Bismarckia. This one planted at a hotel next to the river Kwai in Thailand.

Though never really as spectacular as the blue forms, this a happily growing green Bismarckia (they actually perform better than the blue ones in tropical climates) as a hotel off the River Kwai in Thailand. Still looks great even if green.

Immature fruit on this Hawaiian palm

Silver seedling for sale in southern California- these go for about $50-$100

Typical line up of plants for sale at a specialty nursery in southern California

Typical green form in Southern California- struggling and deformed, this one in Huntington GArdens.

5-year-old seedling [in early 2005], Venice, Florida, late 2004

3 of many gorgeous examples at the Ritz in Maui!

This is my 4 year old Bismark Palm and I love him, he takes real loads of heat in our almost equatorial climate in Lahore, Pakistan. it shines silver in extreme heat.

out of the seed this one sure looks a promising one, when young almost purple.

though not as impressive as the more tropical grown examples, still a nice palm for Southern California

Bismarck Palm in Quayaquil Botanic Gardens, Ecuador, December 2004

another look at the sad Green Form in southern California. Stick with blue!